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Dec. 29, 1931. c. F. sloBERG SAFE STRUCTURE Filed sept. 8. 1927 PatentedDec. y29,v 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE CHARLES F. SIOBERG, OF YORK,PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR IIIO YORK SAFE AND LOCK I C0., F YORK,PENNSYLVANIA,\A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE SAFE STRUCTURE Application ledSeptember 8, 1927. Serial No. 218,139.

factured at a low cost and can be quickly and easily installed.

A more specific object of the invention is the production of a device ofthe type described,fwhich when installed will operatesmoothlyg-nd'efficiently to receive 'such deposits and to deliver thesame toa vault or the like' for'safekeeping, and which also provides amaximumv factor of safety against demolition or unauthorized openingthereof and theft of valuables. v l l Other objects of the inventionwill in part be obvious and will in part appear hereinafter.

This invention accordingly comprisesgthe features of construction,combinations of ele ments, and varrangement of parts, which will beexemplifiedin the construction hereinafter set forth and the scope ofthe application of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nat-ure and objects of theinvention,reference should be had to the following detailed descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of one exemplification of the device;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section thereof in'closed ordepositing position;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section thereof in extended orreceiving position;

Figs. L1, 5 and 6 are detail views showing certain portions of thedevice partly in section and partly in elevation; and

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing 50 a different form ofconstruction.

In the ex'emplification shown in the drawings, there is provided atubular member 10 which is adapted to be built into a wall andpreferably carries suitable extensions such as 11 and 12 by means ofwhich it is secured in the wall against withdrawal. The member 10 may bemade of any suitable material such as semi-steel or bronze andpreferably carries a face plate 13 of bronze or other suitablenoncorrosive metal which is to be positioned substantially fiush withthe wall. At its lower side and intermediate the ends thereof the member10 is provided with an opening 14 which registers withthenopening offachute 15 leading inside of the building, as, for example, to a vault. Asshown in Figs. 2 and 3, the extension 12 may be in the form of a flangeand may be used to aid in securing .the chute 15 in position withrespect to the member 10. t l

Situated within the tubular member l() and adapted'to slidelongitudinally therein is yan intermediate sleeve 16 which is providedat its inner end with a Hange 17 which cooperates with an abutment 18formed on the inside of the tubular member 10, to limit the outwardmovement of the member 16.

Within the intermediate sleeve 16 is `a plunger member 19 which ismovable longitudinally with respect to both the members 16 and 10. Tofacilitate ease of longitudinal movement and to prevent relativerotation of the members, the plunger member 19 is provided with rollerbearing pins 21 which slide in slots 20 in the member 16. For the samereasons, the intermediate sleeve. 16 is likewise provided with rollerbearing pins 22 which cooperate with slots 23 on the inside face .of thetubular member 10.

The plunger member 19 is provided with top and bottom openings 24 and 25and with front and rear transverse walls 26 and 27 which, in thepreferred form are inclined as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and which,together with said openings, form a receiving com Cil opening 30 1n itslower wall which, asA is shown in Fig. 2, registers with the opening inthe plunger member 19 and with the opening 14 of the chute 15 when thedevice is in closed or telescoped position. The plunger member 19 isalso provided with one or more pins 47 shown positioned slightly offcenter' "of the member 19, which engage with the front edge of theopening of the intermediate sleeve 16 when the telescoping members areextended, to limit the outward movement of the member 19 with respect tothe sleeve 16.

ln a form of device shown in Fig. 7, the receiving compartment 28 isshown vertically disposed and is formed by the transverse walls 26 and27 of the member 19. In this ii ure also the intermediate sleeve 16,instead o having an opening in the bottom wall thereof, is cut of orforeshortened at its inner end so that the deposit is forced over thebottom edge thereof at the inner end into the chute 15, and suchforeshortening is to be understood in this sense as an opening. Here,similarly to the other embodiment, the

25 extensive movement of the plunger member 19 is limited with respectto the intermediatesleeve by one or more pins 47. As shown also in thisfigure, the intermediate sleeve 16 is not entirely cut away on the upperside at its outer end, but a band 16 is left which gives strength to thestructure.

On its outer end, the plunger member 19 l is provided with a face plate31, preferably y of the same material as the member 13, which in theclosed position fits snugly into a recess 32 in the flange 13 wherebyinsertion of jimmies or other burglars tools is effectively prevented.As a further precaution against burglary or other unauthorized openingof the device, the face 31 of the tubular member 19 is provided with alock and depressed knob mechanism, as shown in detail in Figs. 4, 5 and6. Y

This mechanism comprises a lock 33, preferably of the key-retainingcylinder-type, the pass keys for which are distributed to the depositorsof the bank whose business is such that they may have need for makingdeposits after the closing hours of the bank. When a key is inserted inthe lock and turned, the lock-bolt 34 which is carried by the lock isWithdrawn from engagement with the inside end 35 of a plunger member 36rigidly attached to the shaft 37, which is in turn secured to a knob 38.The knob 38 when in retracted position ts snugly into a recess 39 in theface plate 31 and when the bolt 34 is withdrawn, the knob 38 is forcedoutwardly by means of a spring 40 which as shown, is a coil springsurrounding the shaft 37 and acts against aportion of the face plate 31-and the knob 38. When such outward movement of the knob 38 occurs, a pin41, which is mounted upon the plunger member 36, cooperates with a camslot 42 in a master bolt carrier 43 slidably mounted on the face plate31 to withdraw the master bolt 44 from engagement with the tubularmember 10 and the flange of the face plate 13, thereby permitting theplunger member 19 and the intermediate sleeve 16 to be moved outwardlyby pulling on the knob 38. After the deposit has been placed in thereceptacle 28, the depositor simply pushes the telescoping me1nbers intoclosed position and continues to press upon the knob 38 until the masterbolt 44 is returned to locking position and the lock bolt 34 snaps intothe notch 35, at which time the key can be Withdrawn.

Although in the exemplification shown, the telescoping members are showncircular in cross section, nevertheless, if desired, it is obvious thatsuch members may be of any other desired configuration without departingfrom the spirit of the invention. Also, although only two slidingtubular members have been shown, it will be understood that any desirednumber of members may be used. The preferred construction is, however,one in which two or more sliding tubular members are used, since thisallows spacing the bottom openings longitudinally thereof so that theopenings 14 and 30 are effectually closed when the members are inextended position as is shown in Fig. 3. Also Without departing from thespirit of the invention,

the rear end of the plunger member 19 may be, in the structure shown inFig: 2, of the floating type,in which case it will be moved forwardly bythe flange 45 of the intermediate sleeve 16 and will be pushedrearwardly insofar as is necessary, by the package which is deposited inthe receiving compartment 28.

In order to facilitate ease of operation and to avoid the production ofa vacuum in the rear end of the device, the wall 27 is preferablyprovided with a series of perforations 46.

Thus it will be apparent that by means of the present invention a deviceis provided, which as shown, may embrace a plurality of telescopingmembers, one of which is to be securely mounted substantiallytransversely of a wall such as the wall of a bank building and has anopening in the bottom wall thereof in registry with a chute leading to avault or other depository in the bank, the other telescoping memberbrmembers being so designed and disposed as to be movable longitudinallyto a limited extent with respect to the fixed member, whereby, when inextended position, an open compartment is presented to receive a depositand when moved to the closed position, the deposit is carried inwardlyand is dropped through an opening or openings in the bottom of themovable member or members which are then in registry with the opening ofthe fixed member, the

deposit then passing into the chute leading to 'the depository.

Since certain changes may be made in the above construction anddifferent embodiments of the` invention could be made without departingfrom the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in theabove description or shown in the accom.- panying drawings shall beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended tocover all of the generic and specific features of the invention hereindescribed, and all statements of the scope of the invention which asamatter of language might be said to fall there between.

Having described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentis:

1. A device of the class described including, in combination, at leastthree telescoping members, one of which is adapted to be {iX- edlymounted substantially flush with a wall and transverse thereto and whichhas an opening in its bottom wall, the other telescoping members beinglimitedly movable with respect tothe fixed member to an extendedposition to presentan open compartment outside of the wall for receivinga deposit and having openings inthe bottom thereof which, when themembers are telescoped, 'register with the receiving compartment and theopening in the fixed member whereby the deposit may drop from thecompartment into a chute.

2. A device of the class describedincluding, in combination, at leastthree telescoping members, one of which is adapted to be fix# edlymounted substantially flush with a wall and transverse, thereto andwhich has an opening in its bottom wall, the other telescoping membersbeing limitedly movable with respect to the fixed member to an extendedposition to present an open compartment outside of the wall forreceiving a deposit and having openings in the bottom thereof which,when the members are telescoped, register with the receiving compartmentand the opening in the fixed member whereby the deposit may drop 'fromthe compartment into a chute, the openings in the bot-tom walls of themovable telescopic members being so positioned longitudinally thereofthat each of the bottom openings is substantially closed oi'l'l by awall when the members are in extended position.

3. A device of the class described including, in combination, aplurality of telescoping members, one of which is adapted to be lixedlymounted substantially flush with a wall and transverse thereto and whichhas an opening in its bottom wall, the other telescoping members beinglimitedly movable with respect to the fixed member to an extendedposition to present an open compartslots which prevent relative rotationof the telescoping members.

4. A device of the character described, including a plurality oflongitudinal telescoping members one of which is adapted to be fixedlymounted substantially flush with a wall and transverse thereto, saidmembers providing an article-receiving compartment and formed withopenings non-aligned when said members are relatively extended, thelower portions of the front and rear Walls of said compartment beingfarther to the rear than the upper portions, said openings beingdisposed'to be aligned for the passage of an article from saidcompartment when said members are relatively retracted, and meansassociated with one of said members and co- *operating with the secondof the same normally to prevent a relative extension of such members. l

5. A device of the character described, including a plurality oftelescopically-disposed members providing an article-receivingcompartment, one of said members being formed with an opening for thereception of an article, a pull element associated with one of saidmembers and movable relatively -thereto to extend the members withrespect to each other, and a lock mechanism connectedr with said 'pullelement to bethrown into inoperative position by the movement thereof,and such lock mechanism being carried by one of said members andcooperating with the other to prevent, when in operative position, arelative extension Aof such` members.

6. A device of the character described, in-

cluding in combination a plurality of telescopically-disposed membersproviding an foo article-receiving compartment, one of said membersbeing formed with an opening for receiving an article and having a faceplate at its outer end, a lock and a spring-pressed handle carried bysaid face plate, said handle being normally held in retracted positionby the lock, and to be released when the lock is actuated.

7. A device of the character described, including a plurality oftelescopically-disposed members providing an article-receivingcompartment, one of said members being formed with an opening forreceiving an article and having a face plate at its outer end, a masterbolt slidably carried by the plate and normally retaining thetelescoping members in telescoped position, a lon tudinally movablehandle carried by t e the plate, a spring tending to project the handleoutwardly from the plate, a lock normally retaining said handle adjacentto the plate, and means connected with the handle whereby when it Aisreleased from the lock it retracts said master bolt, whereby thetelescoping members can be extended.

8. A device of the class described including, in combination, aplurality of telescoping members, one of which is adapted to be Iixedlymounted substantially flush with a wall and transverse thereto and whichhas an opening in its bottom wall, the other telescoping members beinglimitedly movable with respect to the fixed member to an extendedposition to present an open compartment outside of the Wall forreceiving a deposit and having openings in the bottom thereof which,when the members are telescoped, register with the receivingcompartmentand the opening in the 'xed member whereby the deposit maydrop from the compartment into a chute, one of said movable telescopingmembers -having a face plate adapted to fit snugly against the face ofthe fixed member an substantially flush with the wall when in telescopedposition, a lock and a spring-pressed handle carried by Asaid faceplate, said handle being normally held in retracted position by thelock, and to bc released when the lock is actuated.

9. A device of the, class described, including a .plurality oftelescoping members adapted to receive a package and deposit the -sameinto a chute, in combination, a late carried by one of said telescopingmem ers, a master bolt slidably carried by the plate and normallyretaining the telescoping members in telescoped position, alongitudinally movable handle carried by the plate, a spring tending toproject the handle outwardly from the plate, a lock normally retainingsaid handle adjacent to the plate, and means connected with the handlewhereby when it is released from the lock it retracts said master bolt,whereby the. telescoping members can be extended.

10. A device of the class described, including a plurality oftelescoping members adapted to receive a packa e'anddeposit the sameinto a chute, in comb1nation,`a plate carried 'by one of-saidtelescoping members, a master bolt slidably carried by the plate andnormally retaining the telescoping members in l telescoped-position, alongitudinally movable handle carried bythe plate, a plunger membercarried by the handle, a spring tending to project the handle outwardlyfrom the plate, a lock normally retaining said handle adjacent to theplate, a cam connection between Y lunger member and the master bolt whicoperates to retract the master bolt when handle whereby when it isreleased from the lock it retracts said master bolt, whereby thetelescoping members can be extended.

ll. A device of the class described, including a plurality oftelescoping members adapted to receive a package and deposit the sameinto a chute, in combination, a plate carried by one of said telescopingmembers, a master bolt slidably carried by the plate and normallyretaining the telescoping members in telescoped position, alongitudinally movable handle carried by the plate, a plunger membercarried by the handle, a spring tending to project the handle outwardlyfrom the plate, a lock normally retaining said handle adjacent to theplate, a cam connection between the plunger member and the master boltwhich operates to retract the master bolt when the handle is projectedoutwardly by the spring and which operates to project the master boltwhen the handle is pushed inwardly.

l2. A device of the character described, comprising a housing memberformed with a bottom opening, an interior member providing a compartmenthaving a bottom opening normally registering with the opening in saidhousing member and being extensible to a position where said extensionsare out of registry, said extensible member having an opening for thedeposit of articles in said compartment when in an extended position andhaving a face plate, a lock carried by said Vplatemember and operablefrom the front thereof for locking they same against extension, and aspring-pressed khandle carried by said face plate, said handle normallybeing held in retracted position by said lock.

, 13. A device of the character described including a plurality oflongitudinally telescopic members providing an article-receivingcompartment, one of said members being formed with an opening forreceiving an article and having aface plate at its outer end, a recesson the surface of said face plate, a lock and a spring-pressed handlecarried by said face plate in said recess and normally held in retractedposition by said lock, the surface of said handle occupying that portionof the surface of said plate cut away to form said recess and beingcoplanar with the rsurface of said plate.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

CHARLES F. SIOBERG.

the handle is projected outwardly by the spring whereby the telescopingmember can be extended, and means connected ywith the

